Question

Find the areas of the following geometric figure.

Find the area of a trapezoid whose parallel sides measure 8.5 m and 4.5 m, and whose altitude is 6.5 m.

To the nearest tenth, area =

Answer 1

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Answer 2

add the parallel sides together, then multiply by the altitude.

last step is to halve the answer

the formula is

\[A = \frac{1}{2} \times (a +b) \times h\]

a and b are the lengths of the parallel sides, h = the altitude measurement.

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